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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), today released the following statement upon passage of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), today released the below statement upon the bipartisan, bicameral Conference Committee for the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (FY19 NDAA) cutting a provision to recapitalize the critically important E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (

WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) released the following statement after voting for H.Res. 990, a resolution supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

WASHINGTON, DC – Speaker of the House Paul Ryan today named Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit, to serve on a conference committee of the House and Senate versions of the 2018 Farm Bill.

As a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) has been tirelessly fighting against the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to cancel the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) Recapitalization program in favor of a capability that is not yet developed. While Rep.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the following statement upon the House of Representatives passing Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2019 by a vote 359 to 49.

WASHINGTON, DC – Speaker of the House Paul Ryan today named Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), to serve on a conference committee of the House and Senate versions of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (FY19 NDAA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a Member of the House Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit, today released the below statement upon the House of Representatives passing the Agriculture and Nut